Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research, organised a National webinar on the topic ‘SMART MATERIALS AND COATINGS .Session was taken by Dr. T. P. D. RAJAN, Principal Scientist, MSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum on 21st May 2020 at 4pm.Dr.Rajan spoke about different types of smart materials and the types of coatings used. His talk was followed by a interactive session with participants.